A data collecting buoy in Florida recorded an ocean temperature of over 101 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday.
, Florida WFLA News Channel 8's chief meteorologist and climate specialist, said it's unclear if the latest reading will be counted as a world record. "These buoys that are inside Florida Bay — so that's to the north of the Florida Keys and to the South Florida peninsula — they're all in very shallow, murky, dark water," Berardelli told CNBC.
"Because it's murky, and because it's contaminated with sediment, the water temperatures are reflective of the fact that darker surfaces absorb more heat." Berardelli said the unique qualities of the area mean that "it's not really comparable to most water measurements, which are in more clear water that may have a little bit more water movement — like tidal movement." View of a coral reef in Key West, Florida on July 14, 2023. The coral reef, the largest in the continental US, is considered a barrier reef and is around 350 miles wide from the Dry Tortugas National Park to the St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County, Florida.Complicating maters further, he said, "there are no official records that are kept on on water temperature." A spokesperson fortold CNBC that the group's Weather and Climate Extremes archive doesn't currently track sea surface temperatures. Regardless, readings in South Florida have been extreme. Berardelli said two other sites in the Florida Keys had recent temperatures of 98 or higher, "which substantiates the fact that this sensor was likely either correct or it was off by a degree, but even if it's off by a degree, it's still close to a world record." The heat, which has penetrated Florida's ocean waters for the past several weeks, presents major environmental concerns, said
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